Combination sucker-rod elevator and spider



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N 0 I T A 3 N I B m April 17, 1928.

INVENTOR.

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Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

noLrHIcn n, GREENWOOD, or LOS ANGELES, camrormm.

COMBINATION sUcKEn-non ELEVATOR ANnsrI-nER.

- Application filed Mar n 1 1926. S,eria1 -No. 91,503.

v My invention relates tooil well equipment I 1 devices, and more particularly to those appreferably a set ofshafts, associated also pliances adapted to be associatedwith the tubing whereby the sucker rod operated in said tubing may be clamped and held in position, means being associated with, the 1 device whereby said sucker rod may be elevated, although in its broader aspects it is notvmy intention to limit the same to such.

It accordingly is an object of m invention to provide a novel form of com ination sucker rod elevator and spider in which a,

bodyequipped withv an'elevating means, if desired, in the shapeof a bail, has positioned therein a set of slips, preferably 'wedgeshaped, which slips have associatedthera.

with a setof operating elements comprising with said body,'and whichshafts have as- SOClfitGCl therewith. a set .of levers, and a cross-bar whereby said ,levers and shafts. may be operated in unison to lower and 172L186:

said slips, so that the sucker rod may be held. in clamped position or whenraised, to be free from said sucker rod, sojthatit maybe removed from the device; i i

It is also within the province bf my invention to providea novel form of device in which a set of tapered slips maybe made to coact with the body with which they are associated so that whensaid slips 1 are in raised positionsaid body may support said sli s. V i v it is also an object of my invention to provide a novel form of device which is simple in operatiomeasy and inexpensive torman- 'ufacture, composedofa minimum number of parts, and one which will thoroughly and reliably effect the objectsintended.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will become more apparenms the description thereof proceeds.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar parts. In the drawings,

Fig. 1 1S\ a fragmentary front elevational view of my novel form of device, certain parts being broken away, and in section, the

parts being shown in clamping position in relation to the sucker rod, Fig. 2 is a similar View, but showing the clamping slips in the position they assume when in fully elevated position and free from the sucker rod, 7

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device free from the rod, and

Fig. 4i ing a suggestive means for operatingthe sl ps or clamping elements. 1

Describing my invention more in detail, I

oil well tubing and sucker s fragmentary detail view show-ii provide abody 16of any preferred contour, I and constructed of any suitable material 1.

which body'is adapted to be 'positionedlon the tubing lit of anfoil'or other well, said tubing having positioned therein the sucker rod 12 of the, pump, vthe main purpose'of my nvention being to provide a means whereby said sucker-rod may be held in clamped position, and at the same time may be inserted within or removed from the device with its position on said-tubing.

The body or spider 16 may beicast, pressed.

facility without removing said device fromu or formedin any manner preferred,which f body is hollowed out as shown noreparticularly in Figs. 1 and 2, a set .of slipsor clamping elementsor membersa and 6,;pref- ,erably two in number, being positioned within said hollowed-outport on and'adaptedf for relative movement withrespectto said body.

The slips 4 and'Gare preferably wedgeshaped, and equipped with tapered portions 36 and a8; which tapered portions have a,

third tapered portion 37 therebetween, defini- :mga ledge, the hollowed-out portion of the" body 16 being tapered to correspond, as clear- I ly depicted" inJFigs. 1 and 2' Said body is also provide d with a means whereby it may be supported, said means preferably comprising a pair of trunnions or extenslonslo, associated in anymanner preferred with he with eyes 8, for engagement with saidtrun- 1 body -16, a bail or other-member 2, equipped nions being" provided for elevatingthe device. Of course, any other means for elevating the spider or body 16 may in practice be substituted for that just described.

The slips 4 and 6 are cut away at 46, as

shown more particularly in Fig. 3, which cut-away portions may be grooved or smooth, as in practice preferred, and are adapted to provide a means for gripping the sucker rod 12.

The means for operating the slips 4 and 6, preferably comprises a pair of shafts 18 and 20, mounted in any preferred manner onthe body 16, said shafts being desirably squared as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to hold securely the levers 24, 26, 22 and 23,

means of a cross-bar 28, so that said levers may be operated in unison, suitable pivot pins 34 and '35 being provided for this pur 0S6. p The lever 24 is connected to the slip 6 by the pin and slot connection 30 and 32, and the lever 22 is connected tothe slip 4 by a similar connection 34, the purpose of which is'to permit a certain amount of play in order that the slips may properly and easily be returnedto gripping position, as depicted in Fig. 1.

As shown in Fig. 4, either shaft 18 or 20 may be equipped with an operating handle 38 of any preferred type, which handle has a shaft engaging portion 42, pinned or otherwise fastened to said shaft. ing either shaft 18 or 20 by means of the handle38, the levers 22 and 24 are turned in the arc of a circle the levers 23 and 26 being operated in unison by the cross-bar 28.

As depicted in Fig. 1, the clamping slips 4 and '6 are in engagement with the sucker rod12, and the weight thereof will cause the tapered portions 'of the body 16 and those of the slips to wedge tightly within said body, the greater the weight of the rod 12, the tighter the slips will be wedged in place, and of course securely holding the rod in position.

'To release the sucker rod, the handle 88 is turned, the levers, as above explained, raising the slips 4 and '6 in unison. In their fully elevated position, the tapered portions 36 will be in the position depicted in Fig. 2, the slips resting on top of the body 16.

To elevate the sucker rod 12 and my device, the usual hook is applied to the bail 2, the parts being in the position shown in Fig. 1, after which the assembly may be elevated bodily and removed from the well.

To insert the sucker rod within the device, or remove it therefrom, the body 16 is pro vided with a cut-away portion 45, which permits tlIQ'SUCkGI rod to be inserted or removed from the device without disturbing said device, a .pair of recessed ears or lugs 44, equipped with a locking bolt of some By turnsort, such as an ordinary bolt, 50, or the like, associated with said ears. This construction effectively prevents any possibility of the opening of the device, due to any excessive weightbeing placed on the slips 4 and 6. v

WVhile I have thus described my invention with great particularity, it will be obvious that the same may be modifiedthroughout a wide range. to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, but-reserve the right in practice to make any and all modifications thereof that fall within the scope of the "appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the class described comprising in combination, a body provided with a recessed portion, a pair of wedgeshaped elongated clamping slips, each equipped with a ledge positioned at a substantial distance below the top of said slips,

and operating means, positioned within therecessed portion of said body for alternatively causing said slips to clamp a member inserted in said body or be positioned by means of said ledges on the top of said body. 2. A combination sucker rod elevator and spider comprising a recessed body equipped I, therefore, do not propose f with elongated tapered guiding portions extending substantially the entire length of said body, said body being provided with means for inserting laterally therein a mem her to beclamped, removable means on'said body to prevent the separation thereof, due to excessive weight placed on said body, a

.pair of elongated bodily movable slips, ta-

pered to correspond with the taper of said I guiding portions, said slips being of such a length as to extend substantially the entire length of said body and above the same to provide a maximum gripping surface for said slips, and means positionedwithin the recessed portion of said body whereby said slips may be simultaneously operated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. V

no'LPHI-oE H. GREENWOOD. 

